I completed my mental health nurse training way back in 1995. A lot has happened for me between then and now, professionally and personally. My career has mostly been in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in community and inpatient NHS settings. My 25 years of mental health nursing has provided me with a wealth of experience in mental health conditions. My most recent NHS post was with Specialist Children’s Services where I received a nomination for Learning from Excellence for my work. In 2018 I took a 3 year career break from the NHS to devote more time to looking after our foster children with Autism and ADHD. During this time I worked hard to improve my skills and knowledge in how to best support children with a neurodevelopmental condition and it is from this that my interest in neurodiversity grew. Outside of work I am kept busy being a daughter, a wife and a mum. My family keep me motivated to be the best that I can. I also have a lively springer spaniel to keep me active.
Each day I ask myself “What have you done today to make you feel proud”.
Qualifications & Training:
- Diploma in Education (Nursing)
- BSc Mental Health Nursing
- Diagnostic Intervention for Social and Communication Disorders
- South of Scotland CBT Certificate
- CBT for ASD
- Child Protection Level 3
- Adult Support and Protection Contemporary Child and Adult Psychotherapy
- Childhood Trauma, the brain and the social world
- Treating complex PTSD
- ADHD in girls and women
- Developmental Psychology